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Webinar on COVID-19 Guidance or Early Learning and Care Contractors Early Learning and Care Division and Fiscal and Administrative Services Division Date: November 6, 2020 Time: 10: 00 AM– 11: 00 AM CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Welcome and Introductions 3
Meeting Agenda • Introduction and Director's Welcome • Ongoing CDE Guidance Work–What's New and What's Ahead • Program Quality Implementation Updates • Fiscal Updates • Nutrition Services Division Updates • Questions 4
CDE Upcoming Guidance • Guidance on Non-COVID-19 Emergency Closures • Additional $110 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF) For Addressing: ‒ Waived Family Fees (Revision to MB 20 -19) ‒ Costs for School-Age Children Served 5
Program Quality Implementation November 10, 2020, 1: 00 pm to 4: 00 pm • By Invitation Only • Part 1: Remote Monitoring • Part 2: How to Get Ready for a Review Using the Instrument November 18, 2020, 10: 00 am to 1: 00 pm • Guidance on Certification, Recertification and Notice of Action in a Virtual Environment (Direct Service Programs) Photo Credit: Colusa Hand-in-Hand; Colusa CA 6
Program Quality Implementation (2) November 18, 2020 1: 00 pm to 4: 00 pm • Guidance on Certification, Recertification and Notice of Action in a Virtual Environment (Alternative Payment Programs) December 9, 2020 10: 00 am to 12: 00 pm • Results of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA) December 16, 2020 10: 00 am to 1: 00 pm • New Contractors Orientation Photo Credit: Tulare City School District, Garden School; Tulare, CA 7
Program Quality Implementation (3) Coming Soon in 2021! • Maintaining Program Quality During a Pandemic • Regional Cafes • Remote Monitoring Photo Credit: Kidango Decoto Center; Union City, CA • Program Self Evaluations 8
Continued Funding Application (CFA) Reminder: The FY 2021– 22 CFA is due next Tuesday, November 10, 2020, for all contractors If you have any issues submitting your CFA, please refer to Management Bulletin (MB) 20 -16 or contact CDE at CFA@cde. ca. gov Photo Credit: Ventura Day Care. Sandoval Family Child Care Ventura, CA 9
General Child Care (CCTR) Expansion Update • Status of funding • Releasing expansion funding • Operations before expansion funding is released Photo Credit: St. Vincent's Day Home; Oakland, CA 10
Interim Directive on School-Age Children in California State Preschool Programs (CSPP) • Many contractors have asked what to do with children age-eligible for Transitional Kindergarten (TK) or Kindergarten who were enrolled in CSPP last year and wish to continue to be served. • CDE Directive–Until CDE Issues Further Guidance: ‒ Do not disenroll these children from CSPP ‒ Do not enroll any additional TK or Kindergarten-age children into CSPP ‒ Hold off on recertifying families who are TK or Kindergarten eligible ‒ Reporting o 801 A o Reporting enrollment on the Child Development and Nutrition Fiscal Services (CDNFS) Attendance and Fiscal Reports. • Management Bulletin Forthcoming 11
Fiscal Updates: Reporting Reminders • Family Fee Allocation for California State Preschool (CSPP), General Childcare (CCTR), Migrant Childcare (CMIG) and Family Child Care (CFCC) Contractors • Child Development Provider Accounting Reporting Information System (CPARIS) Reporting • September Attendance and Fiscal Reports were due on October 20, 2020 • Requirement to submit the Certification of Assurances
Nutrition Services Division Updates • USDA waivers: applications needed only for area eligibility and the meal pattern; home delivery falls under the non-congregate waiver • Meal Benefit Forms must be certified each year (no waiver); but families are not required to return them and can still qualify for base reimbursement • Consumption on Site: waivers allow for offsite consumption 13
Questions Photo Credit: St. Vincent's Day Home; Oakland, CA 14
Resources • Webinar slides, MBs, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), can be found on the ELCD COVID-19 Guidance web page at: Øhttps: //www. cde. ca. gov/sp/cd/re/elcdcovid 19. asp • You may submit additional questions to the ELCD Emergency email inbox at: ØELCDEmergency@cde. ca. gov • To contact your assigned PQI Office Regional Consultant, a list of consultants can be found on the ELCD Consultant Regional Assignments web page at: Øhttps: //www. cde. ca. gov/sp/cd/ci/assignments. asp ØConsultants are most easily reached by email Øor by phone at 916 -322 -6233 15
Closing Photo Credit: St. Vincent's Day Home; Oakland, CA 16
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